ANDERSON — On June 5, 2019, Nicole K. Kapuscinski performed an Internet search for homes for sale and happened upon a century-old country house located on 1.47 acres.

Deciding it would become her forever home, the disabled veteran told the ReMax real estate agent she wanted the home and took out a VA loan for the property in the 3200 block of Spring Hill Road, closing on the sale July 2, 2019.

But the home is costing her much more than the $98,000 mortgage. Kapuscinski said she is more than $50,000 in the red as she defends herself against a lawsuit brought by Kenneth E. Hodson and his wife Cathy, who claim they own the .47 acres.

“He’s sure they’re going to do the reservoir project, and he wants the property to build on,” Kapuscinski told The Herald Bulletin.

The Hodsons declined to comment, pending the outcome of their lawsuit, which is scheduled to go to trial on Feb. 28.

In fact, Kapuschinski, 44, an activist who has supported legal cannabis, funding for needle exchange programs and 72-hour time limits for molesters to register as sexual offenders after incarceration, turned the trial into a Facebook event. She also has placed a large sign on the property reading, “Kenneth Hodson is a liar.”

“I think it’s pertinent to homeowners. We should all be learning,” she said of the invitation.

Kapuschinski said she realized there might be trouble in December 2019 when she looked out the window and saw a car slowly cruising in front of the house as if it wanted to enter the...

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